Textiles and Dress of Gujarat. This item is unavailable.Textiles and Dress of Gujarat

Contents Introduction 1 Historical outline of Gujarati textiles and dress 2 Contemporary dress 3 Constructed textiles 4 Dyed printed and painted textiles 5 Embroidery 6 Craft development and entrepreneurship Appendix Glossary Bibliography Acknowledgements The textiles and dress of Gujarat in Western India are acclaimed for their design and craftsmanship The sophisticated weaves dyeing techniques intricate embroideries vibrant motifs and embellished dress and the communities to which many of these are unique have all been the subjects of this extensive documentationTextiles and dress play a central role in the construction of a visual identity of Gujarat and its people This book examines the social life of Gujarat?s textiles tracing the historical journey of cloth and dress up to the present day It looks closely at handmade fabrics woven dyed painted and printed cloth and embroidery and locates their place in culture and trade It also acknowledges the role of entrepreneurship in the survival of these handmade textiles 248 pp.…